Incidents

Some of the plastic nurdles that are believed to have originated from a stack of containers that had fallen overboard from the feeder ship BG Orange at the Port of Tyne in the UK on July 19, 2026. The containers fell after BG Orange was accidentally struck by the wind turbine installation vessel Wind Orca as the latter was manoeuvring to depart the port on the said date.
Shipping

COLUMN | Transporting hazardous cargo: are today's shippers taking on too much risk? [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
Cranes handling containers at the Port of Baltimore
Accidents

One dead following cargo handling accident at Port of Baltimore

Gareth Havelock
Caspian Pipeline Consortium single-point mooring
Tankers

Drone strikes leave Kazakh crude pipeline stranded without tankers

Reuters
Sarbananda Sonowal, India's Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Incidents

India condemns "unprovoked" attack that sank cargo ship off Yemen

Gareth Havelock
Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution personnel observe the burned-out yacht, August 2, 2026.
Accidents

Two hospitalised after yacht suffers onboard explosion off Dutch coast

Jens Karsten
Black Sea
Shipping

Russian shipper Fesco halts Black Sea orders after Ukraine sinks ship

Reuters
Olimpex Coupe Grain Terminal at the Port of Odessa, Ukraine
Bulkers

Ukraine grain exports in peril as Russian strikes hit Odessa shipping

Reuters
Map of border between the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Morocco
Crime & Piracy

FEATURE | EU seeks to clamp down on people smuggling after Spain border crisis

Reuters
English Channel
Crime & Piracy

157 illegal migrants rescued after vessel catches fire off France

Reuters
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Incidents

Crew abandons bulker hit by projectile off Oman coast, one missing

Reuters
Indonesian ferry KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ablaze
Accidents

Rescue operation ends with five dead following Indonesian ferry fire

Reuters
Illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel
Crime & Piracy

Reform UK vows to stop illegal migrant crossings with military force

Reuters
Mediterranean Sea
Crime & Piracy

Second Russian "shadow" tanker intercepted as EU crackdowns escalate

Reuters
A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel
Accidents

Independent inquiry finds Japanese school officials at fault for boating tragedy off Okinawa

Gareth Havelock
An Indian Coast Guard Aadesh-class fast patrol vessel
Accidents

One dead, one missing after fishing boat capsizes off Kerala, India

Gareth Havelock
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Offshore

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Hieronymus Bosch
Rescue boats comb the waters of the Kattegat just off the Swedish coast for any sign of a recreational vessel that had been struck by the Norwegian-flagged cargo ship Misje Verde on the night of July 28, 2026.
Accidents

Cargo ship captain arrested following deadly collision off Sweden

Jens Karsten
Passengers on the deck of the KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry, which caught fire off Madura Island on August 2, 2026.
Accidents

Rescuers search for 28 missing after Madura Island ferry fire

Reuters
Passengers on the deck of the KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry, which caught fire off Madura Island on August 2, 2026.
Ferry

Authorities: Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire

Reuters
Map of border between the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Morocco
Crime & Piracy

Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta following nightmare border rush

Reuters
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